We all know what it means to be sung to. And poetry is very close to that.
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Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world.
As far as I am concerned, poetry is a statement concerning the human condition, composed in verse.
Poems are a form of music, and language just happens to be our instrument - language and breath.
One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear.
People used to say poems were different to songs but I don't think they are.
When poetry separates from song, then the words have to carry all the rhythm themselves; they have to do all the work. They can't rely on the singing voice.
Verse, singing, and speech have a common origin.
Poetry is a vocal art for me - but not necessarily a performative one. It might be reading to oneself or recalling some lines by memory.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity.
There's no musical landscape to poetry. It has somewhat of a higher standard than songs, I think.
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